Ecosystem Resource
Network

Location:
Capital (Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Noida & NCR)
Reporting:
GM Ecosystem

Organization
Overview

The
Wadhwani
Foundation
is an entrepreneurial philanthropy focused on enabling
large-scale job creation by strengthening entrepreneurship, skilling, and small
business growth across the Global South. The Foundation builds systems-level
solutions that combine AI-enabled platforms, structured programs, and deep
ecosystem partnerships to drive measurable economic outcomes. Its work spans
multiple geographies and engages governments, employers, industry bodies,
financial institutions, and entrepreneurship enablers. The operating model
emphasizes scale, execution rigor, and collaboration across public and private
ecosystems to deliver durable impact.

Role
Overview

The Resource Network Lead is responsible for building, managing, and activating a
high-quality state-level pool of experts, mentors, and practitioners that
enables effective delivery of skilling and entrepreneurship initiatives. The
role ensures that programs have timely access to relevant, locally grounded
expertise aligned to small business growth, employability, and enterprise
outcomes. Operating as the state-level extension of national resource networks,
the role balances local relevance with central quality standards, with
accountability for resource readiness, utilization, and contribution to
outcomes.

Responsibilities
(with example deliverables)

1.
State-Level
Resource Capacity

• 
  A robust, state-specific pool of vetted
  experts, mentors, and practitioners aligned to skilling, small business
  growth, and entrepreneurship program needs.
• 
  Clear ownership of resource availability,
  coverage, and readiness across programs operating within the state.

2.
Skilling Resource
Enablement

• 
  Reliable access to sector-relevant
  facilitators, industry mentors, and practitioners who enable learner
  employability, workplace readiness, and industry exposure.
• 
  Consistent expert participation in
  masterclasses, mentoring, and applied learning interventions with
  measurable utilization and engagement.

5.
Knowledge &
Insight Curation

• 
  A curated set of state-relevant knowledge
  assets (local reports, sector insights, practitioner content, tools)
  aligned to business, skilling, and enterprise needs.
• 
  Structured sourcing and integration of these
  resources into the Foundation’s AI-enabled platforms for scalable use.

6. Quality, Utilization
& Coordination

• 
  Clear quality standards, performance tracking,
  and utilization metrics for experts and mentors at the state level.
• 
  Strong coordination with central teams to
  ensure consistency, while adapting resource deployment to local context
  and program demand.

Competencies

1. 
   Expert Network & Capacity Building
   Ability to design, grow, and manage pools of practitioners and mentors
   aligned to defined program outcomes and local context.

2. 
   Contextual Judgment
   Ability to assess local
   relevance of expertise and knowledge, balancing central standards with
   state-specific needs.

3. 
   Cross-Functional Collaboration
   Ability to work effectively with program, ecosystem, and central teams to
   align resource supply with execution demand.

4. 
   Systems Thinking
   Ability to understand and operate within interconnected systems spanning
   skilling, small business growth, academic institutions, employers, and
   policy environments, identifying leverage points for scale and impact.

5. 
   Data- and Insight-Informed Decision Making
   Ability to use data, ecosystem insights, and performance signals to
   prioritize partnerships, course-correct execution, and improve ecosystem
   effectiveness over time.

Experience

1. 
   Expert or Mentor Network Exposure
   Experience building, managing, or operating within expert, mentor, or
   practitioner networks supporting skilling, entrepreneurship, or enterprise
   initiatives.

2. 
   Small Business Contexts
   Experience working with or supporting small businesses,
   micro-entrepreneurs, or growth ventures in applied, execution-oriented
   settings.

3. 
   Partner-Led Delivery Models
   Experience delivering outcomes through external experts or partners rather
   than direct line management.

4. 
   State or Regional Operating Contexts
   Experience operating in state or regional ecosystems with varied
   institutional capacity, sector mix, and local dynamics.